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1、考研英语（二）样题Section I Use of EnglishDirection:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)Olympic Games are held every four years at a different site, in which athletes 1 different nations compete against each other in a 2
2、 of sports. There are two types of Olympics, the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics.In order to 3 the Olympics, a city must submit a proposal to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). After all proposals have been 4 , the IOC votes. If no city is successful in gaining a majority in the firs
3、t vote, the city with the fewest votes is eliminated, and voting continues, with 5 rounds, until a majority winner is determined. Typically the Games are awarded several years in advance, 6 the winning city time to prepare for the Games. In selecting the 7 of the Olympic Games, the IOC considers a n
4、umber of factors, chief among them which city has, or promises to build, the best facilities, and which organizing committee seems most likely to 8 the Games effectively.The IOC also 9 which parts of the world have not yet hosted the Games. 10 , Tokyo, Japan, the host of the 1964 Summer Games, and M
5、exico City, Mexico, the host of the 1968 Summer Games, were chosen 11 to popularize the Olympic movement in Asia and in Latin America. 12 the growing importance of television worldwide, the IOC in recent years has also taken into 13 the host citys time zone. 14 the Games take place in the United Sta
6、tes or Canada, for example, American television networks are willing to pay 15 higher amounts for television rights because they can broadcast popular events 16 , in prime viewing hours.17 the Games have been awarded, it is the responsibility of the local organizing committee to finance them. This i
7、s often done with a portion of the Olympic television 18 and with corporate sponsorships, ticket sales, and other smaller revenue sources. In many 19 there is also direct government support.Although many cities have achieved a financial profit by hosting the Games, the Olympics can be financially 20
8、. When the revenues from the Games were less than expected, the city was left with large debts.1. Ain Bfor Cof Dfrom2. Alot Bnumber CvarietyDseries3. Ahost Btake CrunDorganize4. Asupported Bsubmitted CsubstitutedDsubordinated5. Asuggestive Bsuccessful CsuccessiveDsucceeding6. Aletting Bsetting Cperm
9、itting Dallowing7. Asite Bspot ClocationDplace8. Astate Bstage CstartDsponsor9. Athinks Breckons Cconsiders Dcalculates10. AFor instance BAs a result CIn briefDOn the whole11. Ain time Bin part Cin caseDin common12. ASince BBecause CAs forDBecause of13. Aamount Baccount CaccordDacclaim14. AHowever B
10、Whatever CWhenever DWherever15. Agreatly Bhandsomely CmeaningfullyDsignificantly16. Alive Bliving CaliveDlively17. AUntil BUnless CWhetherDOnce18. Aincomes Binterests CrevenuesDreturns19. Acases Bconditions CchancesDcircumstances20. Asafe Brisky CtemptingDfeasibleSection II Reading ComprehensionPart
11、 ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions blow each text by choosing A, B, C, or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.(40 points)Text 1Last weekend Kyle MacDonald in Montreal threw a party to celebrate the fact that he got his new home in exchange for a red paper clip. Start
12、ing a year ago, MacDonald bartered the clip for increasingly valuable stuff, including a camp stove and free rent in a Phoenix flat. Having announced his aim (the house) in advance, MacDonald likely got a boost from techies eager to see the Internet pass this daring test of its networking power. “My
13、 whole motto was Start small, think big, and have fun,” says MacDonald, 26, “I really kept my effort on the creative side rather than the business side.”Yet as odd as the MacDonald exchange was, barter is now big business on the Net. This year more than 400,000 companies worldwide will exchange some
14、 10 billion worth of goods and services on a growing number of barter sites. These Web sites allow companies to trade products for a virtual currency, which they can use to buy goods from other members. In Iceland, garment-maker Kapusalan sells a third of its output on the booming Vidskiptanetid exchange, earning virtual money that it uses to buy machinery and pay part of employee salaries. The Troc-Services exchange in France offers more than 4,600 services, from math lessons to ironing.This is not a primitive barter system.By
